The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-09-28

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plying high school building with 30 tons
of coal.
Our Granger friends have been favored
with elegant weather this fall, for hold
ing their fairs.
The members Of the senior class, skow-
hogan high school, visit Scion to-day to
attend the fair.
The music furnished by Gorton's band
was the treat Of the season, hr.t-elass in
every particular.
Mr.. Homer Jones Of this place, sold a
good horse to j. c. Horne, OF Wateryile,
recently, for $500.
Morrison says that good clean coal and
1000 lbs. to the ton will Il more coal
than too much talk.
Cornylle held very successful town
show yesterday, full report OF which
will appear next week.
Carter has just returned from Boston
with fine stock of woolens and suitings
Of the nobbiest styles.
Mr.. Merrill, wife, and child, OF Boston,
arrived Saturday last, and are the guests
of VIM, p. Bailey and wife.
The store now occupied by W. C.
Pearson, on Madison ST., is for rent, In
quire Of Geo. B. Fairgrieyes.
Edward Fuller, Esq, returns to the
Harvard Law School Cambridge, Mass &,
this "wednesday afternoon
Mr.. Samuel and Miss Mary Fitzsim-
mons of Moscow, have been visiting b.
d. Savage and family the past week.
We have report of the Norridgewock
Show and Fair in type but it is crowded
out this week. and will appear next week.
Mr. +. +. Eaton returns to Philadelphia
tomorrow, Thursday morning,) to re-
sumo his studies at the medical college
There was good showing of Skowhe-
gan teachers at the educational meeting
at Madison Bridge, Friday and Saturday
of last week.
Mr. w. w Nash and Miss Olive Shut
tleworth of Portsmouth, n H.. arrived
by Mondays train and are guests of G,
w. Nash and family.
Mr.. j. II. Lalley, of Boston, came TO
town last week, and joined his wife who
has been summering here. They returned
to their home Friday morning.
Mrs. Rhoda Pearson and Miss Fannie
Pearson, of Augusta, passed several days
in town last week, on their return from
visit of several weeks in Starks.
Mrs Joe Chandler, of Portland, and
Miss Hattie Mathews, of Bath, were the
guests of their brother w. Il. Mathews
and family, several days last week.
One of our California eXcursionists,
Mr., Rucl Homestead, who departed the
22d, inst, returned home the same even
ing, going only to Danville Junction.
The types made the REPORTER give the
age of Mr.. Eben Weston as 80 years in
stead of Sc. One would very readily
take Mr., Weston for some years younger
than so, instead Of older.
Mr. +. o. Danforth, of Boston, made u
short visit to his old home in Skowhegan,
this week, returning Yesterday morning.
Mr.. II. IL, Smith, of Boston, accompanied
him. They made the REPORTER a call
Monday.
OF Gorton's Mnstrels who appeared
here Monday evening, we can only state,
the instrumental music was trst-class, the
dancing good, and the other features very
ordinary. 1t was rather slim audience
that greeted their appearance.
Mr. +. a Dore, of Boston, made three
purchases of horse flesh while in town
last week, as follows; A gray horse of
S. A. Wethercll, OF SO Norrdgewock,
$500; sorrel from Ed. Pumalow, S225 !;
an iron gray from Homer Jones, $3.50.
The animals were shipped Monday morn
ing last.
George Wyman, son of Joseph Wyman
of Madison, died Tuesday morning, af-
ter a short illness of but few days. lie
was a member of Skowhegan Cornet
Band, and was taken deirious while with
the band at the park, Wednesday last,
grew worse rapidly and died 1t is a Sc
we're blow to the parents of the young
man.
The sale of Texas horses at the fair
grounds, last week, helped not little to
draw large crowd to the park, on tie
days of the cattle show The sale was
not very satisfactory to the McCaherty
Bros, as in many instances after the
horses were sold they were bought back
at a small advance, the projectors think
ing they could get more money in other
ections of the state. The horses were
greatly superior to the first lot sold here.
From here the horses were shipped to
Rockland.
At the annual meeting Of Stockholders
of Somerset Loan &,Building Association,
L. W. Weston was elected President for
year ensuing, f. A. Nolin, SecY., Abel
Prescott, Treas, Abel Prescott, c. V.
Richards, J. NJ. Arnold and S. w. Gould,
Directors, in place Of Prescott, Richards,
Arnold and Robinson whose terms expire.
The Association has prospercd during
the past year, but there are shares fol
sale and the Association could do more
and better if there were more to put theil
money into it. Here is an opening fol
good safe paying investment and at the
same time an opportunity to help bult
up the town.
The Ellot-Penney party left for Cali
forna Thursday morning on the so
train in good spirits. The names o
those who started from Skowhegan are
Mr.. Il. II. Elliot and wife, and Mis-
Hattie Elliot of California; c. S. Pen
ney and wife, A. L. Wells, +. C Within!
and wife, of Norridgewock Mr. War,
and wife, Lemuel Tobey and wife, No
Fairfield; Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Miller
William Goodwin and wife, Mrs, L. j